This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A symbol of Texas pride.

A tribute to one of the most memorable characters from the Transformers movie series.

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.